Ilias Kasidiaris bounded out of his seat and repeatedly slapped Communist Party member Liana Kanelli on Thursday, after throwing a glass of water over radical left Syriza party member Rena Dourou.The discussion turned into a clash after Kasidiaris and Kanelli disagreed over whether there were oil reserves south of Crete and after Dourou had made reference to a court case pending against Kasidiaris during a morning talk show on ANT-1 TV.

In a statement by Kanelli she said that Kasidiaris’s behavior was proof of why some 450,000 Greek who voted for the neo-Nazi Chrysi Avgi on May 6 should withdraw their support in the June 17 election, according to Kathimerini. 

”With the power of their vote on June 17, citizens must isolate every thuggish hand, which has no qualms about striking at any time,” said Kanelli. 

Chrysi Avgi won a  stunning 7 percent of the vote in May 6 elections.

Golden Dawn, has been accused of being behind violent attacks against immigrants.